Wave Properties Quiz

The time it takes for a wave to complete one wave cycle is the wave's ____.

• period

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

The distance from the trough of a wave to the adjacent trough is the ____.

• amplitude

• speed

• wavelength

• period

Any motion that repeats in a regular cycle is known as ____ motion.

• wave

• transverse

• simple harmonic

• periodic

The number of times a wave cycle repeats each second is the ____ of the wave.

• wavelength

• period

• frequency

• velocity

The bending of waves at the boundary of two different media is known as ____.

• refraction

• incidence

• diffraction

• reflection

____ occurs when two or more waves move through a medium at the same time.

• interference

• reflection

• refraction

• resonance

The rate of energy transfer for a particular wave is directly proportional to the ____.

• square of the amplitude

• frequency

• square of the frequency

• amplitude

The speed of a wave is equal to ____ times frequency.

The ____ is a line drawn at a right angle to a barrier.

• normal

• ray

• node

• wave front

A ____ is a line drawn at a right angle to the crest of a wave.